DECORATING COLOUR PALETTES

With the movie 50 Shades of Grey due to hit the circuit this weekend to tie in with Valentine's Day it seemed
appropriate to look at how shades of grey don't have to be bland but can inject just as much personality as other neutral shades.

After living with a floor plan that just didn't work for this family,
the walls between the tiny kitchen, dining room and sunroom were knocked
down to create a large open plan space that is filled with colour and
light. In fact, every room in the newly decorated home is now bursting with
colour!

Everyone eagerly awaits the launch of the annual Plascon colour
palette and this year was no exception. Crowds flocked to Decorex for
the unveiling of the new
Plascon 2015 colour palette and weren't
disappointed by the beautiful displays for the new colour trends.

With spring just one month away, I decided to revisit fresh white
interior design for those who prefer a monochromatic or neutral colour
scheme for decorating a home. White, whether walls and trim or just a few
accent pieces, dress any home with timeless
elegance and make a small space visually larger. Plus, white goes with
any colour or texture, allowing you to dress up a space in line with your
own personal style with little effort.

The Ikea catalogue for 2014 might offer products that sadly aren't available to us here in South Africa, but that's no reason not to take ideas and inspiration. The new Ikea catalogue is filled with colour, with colour-splashed furniture being the dominating feature. Hone up your upholstery skills and grab your sewing machine... colourful slipcovers and cushions are going to be a feature this year!

Whether you choose shades of pale blue, robin's egg blue, blue with a hint of green, or darker shades of blue, there's no denying that blue refreshes any room setting. Decorate with blue in any room in a home for an interior space that is cool and calm. Pop into your local Plascon paint store for advice on painting your home in shades of blue and give your home a new look.

Decorating with light shades of grey allows you to decorate in so many styles and with so many colour combinations, that grey should be the new white. Whisper-soft grey walls provide the perfect backdrop for building up layers of colour to create a personal decorating scheme for any home.

Stroll through any fabric or paint store and you will discover a kaleidoscope of textures, styles and colours. Not for the faint-hearted, bold colour can be beautiful and exciting. But would you dare...? Take advantage of the gorgeous fabrics and Plascon paint colours we have at our disposal and let your home explode with colour.

Last year, Emerald was Pantone's colour of the year. For 2014 Pantone have selected Radiant Orchid. Express your creativity and originality with Radiant Orchid - a colour that inspires confidence and emanates great joy, love and health.

Today's range of Plascon paints are so easy to use. You can transform dated or secondhand furniture into a colourful and practical piece for your home. Use bold, bright colours for a children's bedroom, add an ombre touch to a chest of drawers , or doll up a dark piece for a more modern touch.

Keep your interiors cool during the hot summer months by selecting a colour palette that is fresh and inviting. We take a look at rooms designed by Muse Interiors, for a glimpse into how subtle colours work beautifully to create timeless interiors that stay fresh during summer. Take advantage of Plascon's Inspired Colour System for your next decorating project.

If you are looking for a way to add a touch of soft summer colour to your home, think about combining pink and blue. While there was a time when pink was for little girls and blue for little boys, pink and blue has grown up and is now considered a sophisticated colour palette for any home.

My favourite colour combination from Plascon's 2014 colour palette is Second Nature. This palette offers a selection of bright greens and blues that bring the vibrant colours of nature into the home. Be daring and paint a wall in your favourite colour!

Add a splash of vibrant colour to your home with Plascon's Urban Tribe colour palette. This mix of contemporary brights, combined with pure gold and black accents, will add excitement to any home. We selected a few interiors that offer inspiration in using the various colours in the Urban Tribe palette.

Providing homeowners with a snapshot of what is happening in the worlds of design and interior decoration, the Plascon Colour Palette interprets the most relevant and contemporary colours into easy-to-use, inspiring palettes.

Decorating my own home in a rather eclectic style has made me realise that it isn't always necessary to follow the trends when it comes to colour. If you have your own favourite colours - there's no reason why you can't use these colours in the home. With a little help from Plascon's Inspired Colour System, you can view the colours you like and then look at what colours work alongside.

Available across all the leading mobile download platforms, the Plascon InspireMe App is your one stop place to find your ideal colour from your everyday environment, choose the perfect Plascon shades and get advice on how to apply it to any surface. All this information at your fingertips. And did we mention that it's free?

I have found the most wonderful site - a creative mint - that displays the most beautiful visually colour images. Below are just a few examples of the visual creations you will find on this site, and it's well worth a visit just to see more...

Design Seeds make it so simple to choose paint colours for a home or room decorating project. Print out and take the colours along to your local Plascon supplier and let them mix up your unique colour scheme.

Are you craving a colourful new look but are stumped about where to start? We asked a handful of designers to share the colour palettes they're using now to give rooms a refresh. (We've given the paint match for each colour so you can use the paint chips to coordinate fabric, furniture, and more.)

Choosing a colour palette when decorating a home can be a difficult task, but set yourself up for success by knowing the basics of the colour wheel and how different colour schemes come together to create a harmonious and stunning room interiors.

While the PANTONE 2010 colour of the year - Turquoise - served as an escape for many, Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and
vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.

If there are two colours that are meant for each other, it has to be turquoise and yellow - or teal and lemon. These two colours complement each other perfectly to create a fresh and invigorating combination that is calm and serene at the same time.

If there are two colours that are meant for each other, it has to be turquoise and yellow - or teal and lemon. These two colours complement each other perfectly to create a fresh and invigorating combination that is calm and serene at the same time.

Every year I trudge off to Decorex for the unveiling of the latest colour palette, and every year I am awed by the colour combinations. This year was no different, but I am nicely surprised to find out my new decorating scheme ties in perfectly with the 'Dare' palette.

Picking your favourite colour from a paint swatch is easy, but making it work in a real interior is far more difficult as colours do not work in isolation. The proportion of a room, existing furniture and the degree of natural light can all have a dramatic impact on how a colour looks - in some cases making it a long way removed from the shade you thought you had picked.

With its sunny appeal and versatile nature, yellow is one of the most popular colours for decorating. It warms up a cool room and brightens a dark space, but you need to keep in mind a few guidelines when using yellow, so that it does not overpower.

White is by far the most popular
colour for interior decorating. Why? Is
it because it is the colour of joy,
hope, innocence and cleanliness. Or that
it represents purity, optimism and
enlightenment. Regardless of what’s in
fashion, no colour is more universally
favoured.

Need a pleasing colour palette for your home decor? Just look around you! From works of art to stylish scarves, gorgeous colour combinations are everywhere. Choose a colourful piece by an artist or designer, and the work is done for you. You can find trendy colour palettes on all kinds of things if you keep an eye out for them.

Orange is the most controversial of colours. Many consider it to be the gauche legacy of the freewheeling '70s. But what an unfair reputation that decade has! To me, the '70s were when the counterculture became the popular culture -- and when adults finally felt liberated to embrace immaturity. You could be young again without having to be innocent!

Pantone, the global authority on colour, have announced Turquoise, an inviting, luminous hue, as the colour of the year for 2010. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same time restoring our sense of wellbeing.

The paint colours you choose for your walls sets the tone for the decor in a home. If you haven't recently decorated, give your home a new look. Pretty purple accessories can add a punch of liveliness to any room. Add a hint of this hue to your home decor and liven things up with these items ranging from deep purple to lilac, from plum to lavender!

Certain colours innately evoke different memories, thoughts or moods. If your home is laced with walls that are too white or overbearingly dark, details in your décor can change everything. By recognizing this, it is easy to brighten up or give any room a little extra personality with accent colours.

When decorating a home for sale - or staging a home - one of the most important rules of thumb is to view your home from a buyer's point of view. Apart from furnishing, the wall colours you choose have a big impact on how a room feels. You may love strong colours and have very stylish interior decor that goes with them, but colour can present several drawbacks when it comes to resale.

If you constantly browse through glossy home magazines looking for ideas and inspiration, you will have often wondered how they always manage to get it right - The paint colours used in room settings always seem so perfect. Interior designers and decorators make use of the 60-30-10 principle...

Need a pleasing colour palette for your home decor? Just look around you! From works of art to stylish scarves, gorgeous colour combinations are everywhere. Choose a colourful piece by an artist or designer, and the work is done for you. You can find trendy colour palettes on all kinds of things if you keep an eye out for them.

A colour wheel is a very useful tool if you are going to be doing any home decorating. Choosing paint colours can be a confusing experience, leaving you racked with indecision as you peruse paint swatches and try to figure out which colours will look perfect on your living room wall. The color wheel is designed to make it easier for you to see the relationships between different hues.

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